Opinion
At some stage in the near future, a post-mortem on the outcome of the 2023/24 cereal year will have to take place....
Tillage
The National Crops Forum hosted by Teagasc each September will take place virtually this year over two evenings.
Jack Nolan of the Department of Agriculture encouraged farmers at the Teagasc National Crops Forum to make submissions on the new CAP.
BYDV can cause a loss of up to 3.7t/ha in winter barley. The virus also has the ability to affect wheat, oats and spring cereals.
Farmers are awaiting the publication of the recommended lists to confirm the decisions they have made on winter cereal varieties.
Changes lie ahead for all sectors of agriculture. This year's National Crops Forum held by Teagasc will focus on some of those challenges.
Red clover could become part of your tillage rotation. The nitrogen fixer can provide a good break to improve soil structure.
Dr. Joe Patton was tasked with informing tillage farmers of the potential opportunities that may arise from an expanded dairy herd.
A poll at the National Crops Forum showed that 2% of farmers in attendance plan to reduce their acreage of winter cereal crops this season.
As part of the Knowledge Transfer Scheme, Teagasc has looked at the machinery costs on various tillage farms throughout Ireland.
The number of applications being submitted to the tillage TAMS scheme has slowed down significantly; just 25 farmers have applied.
The Teagasc National Crops Forum, which is taking place in Newbridge, Co Kildare today, will focus on machinery costs on tillage farms.
Addressing the area of debt repayments and the income crisis on Irish tillage farms will be the focus of this year's Teagasc National Crops Forum.
